The government began erecting a sprawling campus in Yachay, a new science city 3 hours north of Quito, Ecuador’s capital, in Urcuquí province, and the nascent venture wooed overseas faculty with competitive salaries.

Barrett believes one reason why proposals to restrict access to voter information have been routinely rejected by the legislature is that politicians and political parties see such data a valuable tools for candidates to contact and woo voters.

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